November 13th

A Rancher Relief Fund Benefit dinner and auction to help South Dakota ranchers who lost livestock in the early snowstorms this fall will be held this Saturday, November 16th at the Cowboy Carousel Center at 59 N. Lobban Street in Buffalo.

A Memorandum of Understanding, (MOU), between the City of Buffalo and Johnson County concerning the shared additional costs of design and easement acquisition on the NW Water Pipeline Project was tabled until the county commission's next meeting November 19th.

City Building Inspector Toby Rhoades gave his report to the council at their last meeting, saying the O'Reilly Auto Parts building currently under construction on East Hart Street is nearing completion.

A favorable report from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group, or CREG, which is a panel of financial experts from the legislative and executive branches of state government, means that Wyoming lawmakers will have more money to spend during the upcoming session than what had been anticipated. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has the story.

Adjusting two accounts of customers of the Sheridan Area Water Supply System was approved Wednesday by the SAWS Joint Powers Board. SAWS Project Manager Dan Coughlin says that the adjustments were made in accordance with their leak policy.

A University of Wyoming Geology and Geophysics graduate student was one of 14 scientists nationwide selected for the National Scientist Training Workshop. Will Fortin studied for 10 days in the Atlantic Ocean aboard the University of Rhode Island’s research vessel, the Endeavor.

The Sheridan Recreation District is planning a Holiday Inn Winter Shootout. The tournament will be held Dec. 21-22, but there's a $15 cut in the price if teams register by the end of the month. That brings the team cost down to $150. To reserve a spot, call 672-8931.